“Started From the Bottom” by Drake

The thing about Drake’s subdued, murmured rapping style is that, when he actually has something interesting to say, it’s introspective and haunting, but when he doesn’t, as in this song or “The Motto”, it’s just boring. This is one of Drake’s weakest efforts, a dull, muffled track with a monotonous, repetitive chorus that makes an unconvincing attempt to make Drake’s relatively cushy backstory sound like an archetypical Gangsta Rap struggle. Between complaining about things like working the night shift and driving in traffic, and offering meaningless boasts like “I wear every single chain, even when I’m in the house”, this constitutes one of Drake’s real low points.

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